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| Met Police officer drags Just Stop Oil protester along road | Met Police officer drags Just Stop Oil protester along road |
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| The Met Police officer dragged the Just Stop Oil protester on Cromwell Road (Credit: Just Stop Oil) | The Met Police officer dragged the Just Stop Oil protester on Cromwell Road (Credit: Just Stop Oil) |
| The Met Police officer dragged the Just Stop Oil protester on Cromwell Road (Credit: Just Stop Oil) | The Met Police officer dragged the Just Stop Oil protester on Cromwell Road (Credit: Just Stop Oil) |
| A Met Police officer dragged a Just Stop Oil protester along a west London road during a demonstration. | A Met Police officer dragged a Just Stop Oil protester along a west London road during a demonstration. |
| At 08:00 BST some 66 Just Stop Oil supporters slow-marched in three groups on roads near West Kensington station as part of a sixth week of action. | At 08:00 BST some 66 Just Stop Oil supporters slow-marched in three groups on roads near West Kensington station as part of a sixth week of action. |
| An officer was then recorded dragging a supporter along the ground by his hi-vis vest on Talgarth Road, a busy route into the capital city. | |
| Scotland Yard said the officer moved the man to "prevent them being harmed". | |
| In a video posted on social media, the officer was seen pulling a protester across the road, before dropping him in front of a car and minibus in the carriageway. | In a video posted on social media, the officer was seen pulling a protester across the road, before dropping him in front of a car and minibus in the carriageway. |
| As the officer walked away, other protesters helped the man stand up and reposition his banner. | As the officer walked away, other protesters helped the man stand up and reposition his banner. |
| Just Stop Oil: What is it and what are its goals? | Just Stop Oil: What is it and what are its goals? |
| Man pushes Just Stop Oil protester to the ground | Man pushes Just Stop Oil protester to the ground |
| Under the Public Order Act officers have powers to make activists move out of the road or face arrest. | Under the Public Order Act officers have powers to make activists move out of the road or face arrest. |
| A spokesperson for the force said: "A protester was in a lane of oncoming traffic. Officers on the ground have to make quick time assessments based on unfolding events. | |
| "The police officer quickly moved the protester out of the way to prevent them being harmed as they posed a danger to themselves and other road users." | |
| In a tweet, Just Stop Oil accused the police of having to "resort to dragging... supporters off [the] road". | |
| Members of the environmental protest group have been holding daily slow-march protests on roads since 24 April, causing frustration to drivers. | Members of the environmental protest group have been holding daily slow-march protests on roads since 24 April, causing frustration to drivers. |
| Just Stop Oil is calling for an end to all new oil, gas and coal projects in the UK and says its protests will continue indefinitely. | Just Stop Oil is calling for an end to all new oil, gas and coal projects in the UK and says its protests will continue indefinitely. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Metropolitan Police Service | Metropolitan Police Service |
| London | London |
| West Kensington | West Kensington |
| Just Stop Oil | Just Stop Oil |